Survey Completed in March – April 2022

neriks on 23. mars 2022

A Norwegian nationwide web-based survey, investigating employees’ experiences on combining work and care for older parents, was completed in March – April 2022. Altogether 6049 people in the age group 35-67 years, having one or both parents alive, responded to the questionnaire. KANTAR AS performed, on behalf of Norwegian Social Research, Oslo Metropolitan University, the data collection on its Gallup Panel consisting of 40,000 people who have agreed to respond to surveys.

The Gallup Panel has been put together to be representative for the entire Norwegian population (15 years and older). The panel has been recruited mainly by country-representative CATI surveys. The panel maintains a very high standard and is among the few in Europe certified according to ISO 26362:2009: «Access panels in market, opinion and social research – Vocabulary and service requirements». The operation of the Gallup Panel and data processing is reported to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.

The target group for the current study is the age group 35 – 67 years, having one or both parents alive. KANTAR sent a questionnaire to 14 427 people in the target group. A total of 6049 completed the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 42%.

Postdoc recruited

neriks on 23. mars 2022

Aslaug Gotehus

PhD Aslaug Gotehus is recruited to a two-year post doc position at AFI Oslo Metropolitan University.

Gotehus defended her thesis on 28th January 2021 at Department of Sociology and Human Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo. The title of her dissertation is: «Agency and Temporality in skilled migration».

Gotehus will work on work pachages 3 and 4 and conduct case studies in enterprises in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Read more about Gotehus’ dissertation (duo.uio.no)

The first stakeholder meeting

neriks on 22. mars 2022

The first stakeholder meeting of CoWorkCare, with representatives of labour market parties, one user organisation and one municipality (the capital Oslo), was arranged 15th October 2021 at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Anne-Cecilie Kaltenborn, Director Norwegian Federation of Service Industries and Retail Trade (NHO), Kjersti Barsok, Trade Union Leader, The Norwegian of Trade Unions (LO), Torunn Wibe, Consultant- Centre for Development of Institutional and Home Care Services in Oslo (the capital) and Roger Moen, Chief Adviser, Centre for Seniorpolicy attended the meeting.

Programme

10-10:30: Welcome, presentation round, and overall presentation of the project (Research Professor Heidi Gautun)

10:30-11: WP1: Employment and social benefits consequences (Senior Researcher Elisabeth Fevang)

11:15-11:30: Discussion WP1 (all)

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12-12:30: WP2 Employees’ experiences and need for support (Heidi Gautun)

12:30-12:45: Discussion WP2 (all)

12:45-13:15: WP3-WP4 Conflicts of interest between employees and employers- Case studies in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (Research Professor Eivind Falkum)

13:15-13.30: Discussion WP3-WP4 (all)

13:30-14.00: Intro and discussion from stakeholder group on WP5 Welfare and labour market policy

First project meeting

neriks on 21. mars 2022

The first project group meeting of CoWorkCare, with collaborating partners from Roskilde University and Karlstad University, was arranged 7th September 2021 at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Associate Professor Anette Kamp (Center for Arbejdslivsforskning, Roskilde University) and Associate Professor Kristina Palm (Karlstad University) attended the meeting.

Programme

10-10:15: Welcome and presentation round

10:15-10:40: Overall presentation of the project (Research Professor Heidi Gautun)

10:40-11:15 WP1: Employment and social benefits consequences (Senior Researcher Elisabeth Fevang)

11:15-11:30 Discussion WP1 (all)

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12-12:30: WP2 Employees’ experiences and need for support (Heidi Gautun)

12:30-12:45: Discussion WP2 (all)

12:45-13:15: WP3-WP4 Conflicts of interest between employees and employers- Case studies in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (Research Professor Eivind Falkum)

13:15-13.30: Discussion WP3-WP4 (all)

13:30-14.00: WP5 Welfare and labour market policy (Research Professor Heidi Gautun and Research Professor Eivind Falkum)

14:00-14:15 Discussion WP5 (all)